Difference between ataxic and athetoid movements

What is PVL?

Holes in white matter

What is Cerebral dysgenesis?

Abnormal brain development

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What is Intracranial hemorrhage?

Bleeding in the brain…stroke

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What is Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy?

Lack of oxygen

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What are risk factors for abnormal tone?

Low birthright, giving birth to multiple children at the same time, infections during pregnancy, toxins, labor and delivery complications, seizures [basically anything that might effect or damage brain development (being pregnant with multiple children increases likelihood of having children prematurely)]

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Best way to assess muscle tone is to

pick up and hold the child

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Things that may present like atypical muscle tone, but actually aren't